Two-Tone Tostones

"Bright golden and orange and bursting with flavor, these make an excellent and unusual thanksgiving side dish -- also, they're a quite healthy addition to the indulgent spread! Very high in potassium, vitamin C, vitamin A, and fiber"
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
4
Yields:
4-6 side servings
Serves:
4-6

ingredients

  • 2 large ripe plantains (yellow-spotted or full-black ripeness)
  • 2 medium yams (bright golden yams are best) or 2 medium sweet potatoes (bright golden yams are best)
  • sea salt
  • 2 -6 tablespoons olive oil or 2 -6 tablespoons cooking spray
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directions

  • Wash the sweet potatoes. Pierce the peel in 6-8 places, place both in microwave and nuke for 4-6 minutes, until partially cooked.
  • While sweet potatoes are cooking, peel plantains and slice into medium rounds.
  • Slice sweet potatoes into chunks. My preferred method it to quarter them and then chunk the quarters like a banana. Nice triangular pieces are good for presentation.
  • Heat olive oil in a large skillet or nonstick frying pan.
  • On medium to medium-high heat, fry sweet potato and plantain slices together, stirring and flipping to prevent sticking or burning.
  • Grate sea salt over slices during frying process.
  • Drain and shake onto serving plate. Best hot! Reheat well in oven or toaster oven after refrigeration, poorly in microwave.

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Reviews

  1. This was great I addded Rosemary and cajun spice and we loved it colours were awesome
     
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Student of many obscure academic fields, aspiring cook, all around oddball. Currently in China until mid-July -- so thank you for trying all my recipes while I'm gone, and I hope to come back with new ingredients all over the place!
 
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